Iraqi Forces Take Eastern Mosul From Islamic State The announcement came three months after government troops, aided by American air support and military advisers, began an assault to retake the city. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Opinion: Memories of Another MosulPlight of Houthi Rebels Is Clear in Visit to Yemen’s CapitalProtest Against South Korean President Estimated to Be Largest YetIn Somalia, 11 Killed in Car Bomb Blast in the CapitalWith One Castro Gone, Questions About What the Other Castro Will DoFidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90